One of the items on our to-do list for 2015 is to work on our kids’ rooms. Our daughter, Pinky, is going from a little girl to a tween, so her room needs a little updating in the form of functional furniture and decor. Luckily, her space is in pretty reasonable shape and she has inherited my Mom’s childhood dresser and a painted desk (pictured below.)
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We got the desk for the amazing price of $FREE.
Hey, I can’t pass up a good deal and the previous owner was just going to throw it away! It was in pretty good condition, minus a few drawer pulls, but we knew we wanted to give it a little pizazz to make it work with the other furniture pieces in Pinky’s room. Plus, it has plenty of drawers, which is great for storing diaries, loom bands, and random love letters, I’m guessing.
Since we couldn’t use the original drawer hardware, I searched high and low, offline and online, and found some fun
library pulls. To attach them, we first had to fill in the old holes with
wood filler and sand the surfaces.
The entire desk received several coats of primer and paint (Behr Premium Plus Ultra Interior Semigloss Enamel in Polar Bear) applied with a sponge roller. I also used a paint brush to get in a few nooks and crannies, but I like the smooth look the roller delivers, plus it makes everything more time efficient. Bonus!
I had the hubs drill some pilot holes for the new hardware screws…
And we attached the library pulls, along with a few new knobs along the top.
We also bought a piece of plexi-glass, fit to size, to help protect the top of the desk.
Overall, we think it turned out great and most importantly, our daughter is in love with it! She can’t wait to do homework! Seriously!!
And there you have it. The first makeover and update for Pinky’s room. Although there is still some work to do in here, having a workspace for her is a great thing to have marked off the checklist!
6 Comments
Kristi
I am so in LOVE with this!!! It’s SO light & bright and those pulls are just gorgeous!!! Lucky girl!
Erin
Thanks, Kristi! We are in love with it too!
Jenny @ Women With Intention
I love this desk. I’ve been refinishing some old furniture and not only is it beautiful when finished but there’s such a joy in have completed a project that you can really see the results! I’d love for you to share at my link up! (I found you at Bowl Full of Lemons!) http://womenwithintention.com/women-intention-wednesdays-3/
Erin
Thanks so much, Jenny!
Janet Meredith
I know this is an old post but, do you remember where you got the library pulls?
Erin
Hi Janet,
You can get the library pulls from Amazon. I also included a link above in my post. Hope that helps!